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A+ A-The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) Managing Director M Dana Kishore said in a press meet on Wednesday that Yellampally barrage source is sufficient to draw 172 million gallons per day (MGD) continuously throughout the year without any problem to Hyderabad city. Dana Kishore said, presently, Hyderabad was drawing water from Godavari river’s source at Yellampally barrage and Krishna river’s source from Nagarjunasagar reservoir. He said the capacity of Yellampally barrage was 20 tmcft. As the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme was already commissioned, the Yellampally barrage was bound to receive its full level capacity shortly at 20 tmcft. In fact, Yellampally would become perennial source of water supply to city of Hyderabad by August 2019, he said..